- #1 Canabalt
97% matchVery Positive88% of 301 reviews2015
Dev: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Escape the destruction of your city with just one button! The game that popularized the infinite runner genre is back with two-player mode and new challenges.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive endless runner that popularized the genre with its minimalist, high-stakes platforming.
- #2 BIT.TRIP RUNNER
96% matchVery Positive86% of 3,946 reviews2011
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Experience the rhythmic thrill of BIT.TRIP RUNNER! With its retro charm, simple controls, and award-winning visuals, this classic sets the standard for rhythm gaming. Don't miss the game that started it all in the acclaimed runner series.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: It combines rhythmic platforming with a fast-paced runner mechanic that requires precise timing and focus.
- #3 Geometry Dash
95% matchVery Positive93% of 567,135 reviews2014
Dev: RobTop Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 98.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!
Why similar: Action 51.2%, Casual 48.8%
Why You'll Like It: This rhythm-based platformer offers an extreme difficulty curve and precise controls that mirror the intensity of Bad Day.
- #4 Boson X
96% matchVery Positive92% of 1,579 reviews2014
Dev: Ian MacLartyPub: Shape Shop
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Boson X is a fast-paced rotational runner set in a particle accelerator.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platforming runner that features a unique perspective and intense, gravity-defying movement.
- #5 Crash And Run
94% matchVery Positive83% of 185 reviews2021
Dev: RJ DoroshewitzPub: Kick Productions
Windows
Race. Compete. Run. Clash head to head with your friends, ducking and weaving obstacle to obstacle until you prove yourself to be the best once and for all.
Why similar: Casual 100%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that captures the runner spirit with its focus on speed and obstacle avoidance.
- #6 Super Hexagon
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,964 reviews2012
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Why similar: Action 67.6%, Casual 32.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in minimalist, reflex-based arcade gameplay that demands constant focus as the speed increases.
- #7 Alpha Runner
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 438 reviews2015
Dev: LightsoutGamesPub: Lightsoutgames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Alpha Runner is a challenging endless platform game, Make your way through different obstacles and mini games that get more difficult the further you get. Show off to your friends by getting the highest score on the leaderboard. Or even play with them and see who can survive the longest.
Why similar: Casual 100%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward runner that provides a classic arcade experience with increasing difficulty levels.
- #8 Vector
92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,340 reviews2013
Pub: Nekki GmbH
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Vector is an exciting, arcade-style game featuring you as the exceptional free runner who won’t be held down by the system. In this totalitarian world freedom and individually is nothing more than a distant dream. But the heart of a freerunner is strong, and so you break free.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish parkour-themed runner that emphasizes fluid movement and overcoming obstacles in a dystopian setting.
- #9 Downwell
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action game where you constantly descend, requiring quick reflexes to avoid enemies and hazards.
- #10 Surfingers
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 709 reviews2016
Dev: Digital MelodyPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Surf as far as you can. Through the oceans, caves, snowy hills and deserts full of sand.
Why similar: Casual 56.1%, Action 43.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique mechanic where you manipulate the terrain to keep your character moving forward.
- #11 Runbow
90% matchVery Positive86% of 116 reviews2016
Dev: 13AM Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Runbow, and all its 9-player madness, is now on Steam!With tons of competitive modes for up to 9 players--locally and online--and a massive Single Player Adventure, Runbow is the crazy, colour-based platformer you've been waiting for.
Why similar: Casual 53.4%, Action 46.6%
Why You'll Like It: A frantic platformer that forces players to adapt to changing environments, much like the shifting difficulty in Bad Day.
- #12 Impossible Runner
89% matchMixed63% of 236 reviews2018
Dev: Kwebbelkop
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
World's hardest game. Impossible Runner. Try to complete all 10 'Impossible' levels.
Why similar: Casual 100%
Why You'll Like It: True to its name, this title focuses on extreme difficulty and reflex-based survival mechanics.
- #13 Bighead Runner
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 184 reviews2018
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Bighead Runner is an arcade endless runner that challenges you to collect coins and conquer the leaderboards! Dash, jump, and slide through procedurally generated stages, striving to beat your best score and unlock awesome skins.
Why similar: Casual 75%, Action 25%
Why You'll Like It: A casual runner that focuses on straightforward gameplay and progression through various environments.
- #14 Zeminator
88% matchVery Positive86% of 81 reviews2019
Dev: Richard Haraším
Windows
Beware! After the Great War between the Evil and the Good president seeks to revenge his scars and perish all journalists in the universe! Will you lend him a helping hand? Endless runner with some cool synthwave pixel visual art!
Why similar: Action 50%, Casual 50%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art action game that features simple, arcade-style mechanics suitable for short play sessions.
- #15 Super Meat Boy
86% matchVery Positive94% of 36,925 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: While a precision platformer, it shares the high-difficulty, instant-respawn loop that makes endless runners so addictive.
- #16 The Running Man
87% matchMixed64% of 97 reviews2020
Dev: samuel crevier
Windows
If you want to relax, this game is not for you, this game is made to make you rage. go through challenging and hard levels and run to the finish line. will you take the challenge?
Why similar: Action 52.1%, Casual 47.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D parkour-inspired runner that emphasizes momentum and obstacle navigation.
- #17 VVVVVV
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,401 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: This gravity-flipping platformer offers a high-challenge experience that tests your reflexes and spatial awareness.
- #18 Abscond
86% matchMixed62% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: XiNFiNiTY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Avoiding all obstacles and collect points before they are destroyed. Watch out for projectiles and enemies stalking you! Will you the #1 highscore on leaderboard against your friends?
Why similar: Casual 50.7%, Action 49.3%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style action game that prioritizes quick, repetitive gameplay loops.
- #19 Mr Nibbles Forever
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2016
Dev: Epic ShrimpPub: My Way Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Endless runner, platformy goodness wrapped in the cutest package! Everyone's favourite hamsternaut is back! Escape the cage, avoid spiders, collect nibbles and rocket to the moon!
Why similar: Casual 50.7%, Action 49.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cute but challenging platformer that emphasizes continuous movement and avoiding hazards.
- #20 Inland
82% matchVery Positive83% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: borgia mangoPub: borgia mango art
Windows
Inland - is a fast paced runner game. You run forward and you need to dodge dark obstacles, for each obstacle you overcome, you get one point. But if you run into at least one, you will immediately lose. How many points can you get?
Why similar: Casual 61.8%, Action 38.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person runner that offers a different perspective on the classic endless obstacle-avoidance genre.
- #21 Running Ninja
84% matchMixed53% of 63 reviews2019
Dev: BBB GamesPub: BBB Games
Windows
Run! Jump! Dodge! In this platformer you will need your reaction speed and clarity of mind. Сhallenge the deadly tower and prove that you are worthy of the title of ninja.
Why similar: Casual 50.7%, Action 49.3%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, action-oriented runner that focuses on speed and basic platforming challenges.
- #22 SnOut
80% matchVery Positive91% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: Aarjvark
Windows
Compete for the top score in this combination of two classic arcade games!
Why similar: Action 50.2%, Casual 49.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D arcade game with pixel graphics that provides a simple, challenging experience similar to classic runners.
- #23 Time Up
82% matchVery Positive97% of 86 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Game
Windows · Mac
Time Up is a fast paced action platformer, with each level only being 9 seconds. Sieze every opportunity, plan your route, Survive various deadly traps, and reach the finish line! This game combines a variety of classic platformer elements: The levels are carefully designed to make them harder, yet more enjoyable to give the player a...
Why similar: Casual 51.5%, Action 48.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action game that forces players to maintain pace to avoid being caught by the environment.
- #24 Swiftly
83% matchMixed51% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: Cleverweek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Swiftly is a very challenging platformer game. It has simple graphics and easy to understand rules, but you are going to have a hard time completing the levels.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A platformer that emphasizes speed and quick decision-making in its level design.
- #25 Mover
81% matchMixed70% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Hont
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Mover is simplified Top-Down ACT game, You need to escape from different enemies to reach the end.Every floor is procedural, but this is only the first time you open the program.Game Features Minimum design,intuitive gameplay Retro cyberpunk art style
Why similar: Casual 50.7%, Action 49.3%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult arcade game that tests your ability to navigate obstacles under pressure.
- #26 Run Zeus Run
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,885 reviews2017
Dev: GamerzDan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 28%
"Run Zeus Run" is an endless runner with modern mechanics of a platformer, dynamic music, incremental challenge needing patience, focus and bit of strategy. Try to get the highest score, the highest amount of coins, the highest monster kills and play until you are the best Zeus in the world.
Why similar: Casual 73.3%, Action 26.7%
- #27 ZRoll
81% matchMixed58% of 206 reviews2017
Dev: KxONEPub: Bitlock Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In ZRoll you will encounter many difficult levels. You will need to jump over the platforms, use different mechanisms and collect ancient totems to earn achievements and pass the levels.
Why similar: Casual 65.6%, Action 34.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, action-oriented game that focuses on momentum-based movement through levels.
- #28 Daily Run
78% matchMixed63% of 218 reviews2017
Dev: PepoLab
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 48.0 hrs≥1hr: 25%
We all have a "Daily Run" in our schools and jobs, like in every race there will be obstacles and triumphs.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #29 WIN THE GAME: DO IT!
78% matchMixed64% of 408 reviews2018
Dev: AFBIK Studio
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
WIN THE GAME: DO IT! - is a hardcore game. Try to finish the game without spending your nerves.
Why similar: Casual 54.6%, Action 45.4%
- #30 WIN THE GAME!
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 366 reviews2018
Dev: AFBIK Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
WIN THE GAME! - is a hardcore game. Try to finish the game without spending your nerves.
Why similar: Casual 50.7%, Action 49.3%
- #31 Block Blowout
79% matchMostly Negative33% of 125 reviews2016
Dev: EnsenaSoft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Block Blowout offers original brick-breaker arcade action inspired by the timeless classic. Blast your way through 84 challenging levels and collect useful upgrades and weapons of mass-destruction.
Why similar: Action 51.3%, Casual 48.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-casual title that focuses on clearing obstacles in a fast-paced arcade environment.
- #32 HUBE: Seeker of Achievements
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 271 reviews2018
Dev: AFBIK Studio
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 11%
HUBE: Seeker of Achievements - is a hardcore-platformer game. Try to open all game levels, and collect all achievements.
Why similar: Casual 50.7%, Action 49.3%
- #33 Red Tie Runner
72% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Nathan Bennett
Windows
Red Tie Runner is a simple but challenging 2D platformer. Put on a red tie and step into stick-figure shoes to navigate through 30 levels so intense you might just forget about the impending heat death of the universe.
Why similar: Casual 50.5%, Action 49.5%
- #34 Weable
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 454 reviews2017
Dev: SPECTRUM GAMESPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Weable is a neon world where you have to undergo complex and dynamic levels.Weable - in the game you have to reach the goal - the end of the level.Passing the levels, the difficulty will increase, creating a variety of interesting challenges
Why similar: Action 56%, Casual 44%
- #35 SnOut 2
73% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Aarjvark
Windows
Compete for the top scores in this combination of two classic arcade games, or fight your friends to prove who has the longest SnOut!
Why similar: Action 50.6%, Casual 49.4%
- #36 Escape Doodland
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 188 reviews2018
Dev: fluckyMachinePub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Death and destruction came into Doodland. This happy and joyful land is going to change. You play as one of Doodlers, a peaceful inhabitant of happy doodle world, attacked by a merciless monster. There are only two options: run as fast as you can or die.
Why similar: Action 59.6%, Casual 40.4%
- #37 Fallen Arena
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,564 reviews2025
Dev: Ambrus Studio
Windows
This is a leisure competitive game, fighting for crystals in the arena, getting bigger, defeating opponents. New heroes, new skills and new weapons, call your friends to fight together~
Why similar: Casual 53.2%, Action 46.8%
- #38 Weable 2
75% matchMixed65% of 109 reviews2018
Dev: SPECTRUM GAMESPub: ValkyrieInitiative
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Weable 2 - this neon world, where you will face complex tests at dynamic levels.
Why similar: Action 51.4%, Casual 48.6%
- #39 Yuzi Lims: anime runner
76% matchMostly Negative31% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: Snkl Studio
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Endless runner in the anime style.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #40 SUPER Dungeon Muncher
69% matchMixed68% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: n_nexy
Windows
Avoid becoming Muncher's next meal in this fast-paced adventure! Control your anger, this game is hard!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #41 Byte Family
74% matchVery Positive84% of 153 reviews2016
Dev: Volens Nolens GamesPub: ProPixel Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Overcome obstacles and restore the cyber world ByteFamily, eliminating the system virus, unlocking new game modes and gaining new skills! HERE IS THE TERRIBLE WORLD ENEMIES BYTE FAMILY
Why similar: Action 73.2%, Casual 26.8%
- #42 Up N' Down
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: CashcowGames
Windows
Up N' Down is a multiplayer racing game where you have to use items to your advantage. Race to the top, grab the crown and find a safe way down to the finish line.
Why similar: Action 50.2%, Casual 49.8%
- #43 Accident Liquidator
67% matchVery Positive93% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Teamey
Windows
Accident Liquidator is an exciting 3D arcade action-adventure game that throws you into situations where each day presents new challenges necessary for survival.
Why similar: Casual 53.2%, Action 46.8%
- #44 Run or Die
74% matchVery Positive85% of 176 reviews2014
Dev: Team Flow
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Run or Die is a fast paced Endless Runner that focuses on movement based abilities (and a huge Ion Cannon)! Players must make decisions in the blink of an eye in order to make their way through a hazardous city environment where every run is different!
Why similar: Casual 65.9%, Action 34.1%
- #45 HotFloor
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: David MulderPub: SA Industry
Windows
Run, Jump, Glide, Bounce and maneuver your way through unique and challenging levels. Lack of elegance, however, will get your *** in lava, and nobody wants any of that.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #46 Run Run Run
70% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Games Dot Value
Windows
Run, jump, dodge, accumulate points or just disturb the other players, BUT RUN AWAY FROM THE CROCODILE!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #47 Incaved Runner
65% matchVery Positive97% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: DualWielded
Windows · Linux
Escape a concealed, mutated monster that's disrupting your scavenging. Master running, jumping, swinging, shooting and combining upgrades to end up as the powerful beast you once feared, turning the cave system from a nightmarish hollow into a playground.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #48 Final Dash
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Boot-Dark GamesPub: Deam147
Windows · Mac
Introducing Final Dash, the thrilling platformer where you'll embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey through stunning worlds! Jump into fast-paced challenges, create your own levels, and compete with friends. Are you ready to dash to victory?
Why similar: Action 70.6%, Casual 29.4%
- #49 Stonerid
73% matchMixed66% of 213 reviews2014
Dev: Enitvare
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Stonerid is a challenging 2D platformer, which the most important feature are two parallel, different worlds. Over 30 different levels to complete, unconventional game style and lots of dangerous traps and monsters make it extremely difficult to rise to the challenge.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #50 Madrun
68% matchVery Positive91% of 561 reviews2020
Dev: Tianyu Cao
Windows
Race against up to 7 other players online and create catastrophic chaos with items beyond insanity. Breaking the tradition of single-player, story-based platformers. Interested? This is the brand new 2D platformer experience you want.
Why similar: Action 56%, Casual 44%
- #51 Mindless Running
72% matchMixed63% of 427 reviews2016
Dev: Quiet River
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mindless Running - it's a classic runner with story mode. Explore a randomly-generated world while listening to a unique soundtrack!
- #52 Trio
71% matchMixed59% of 106 reviews2017
Dev: Paper Plane
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
2D plaformer with hardcore levels
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #53 Charlie's Adventure
71% matchMixed59% of 428 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In this hard to master platformer you will slay zombies, avoid deadly traps and unleash your true potential through a variety of skills and abilities.
Why similar: Casual 51.5%, Action 48.5%
- #54 Madness
71% matchMixed56% of 131 reviews2016
Dev: Indie Games StudioPub: Enoops
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You a hero, so have to explore a world full of dangers. overcome various difficulties, traps and demons.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Casual 42.4%
- #55 Speedrun
67% matchMixed68% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: Jiwoo Lee
Windows
You're trapped in underground cities! Run and use your special dash movement to survive.
Why similar: Casual 51.5%, Action 48.5%
- #56 Hardcore and Death
60% matchVery Positive82% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: ZERO5GAMES
Windows
Run through huge multi-level locations, avoiding spikes, falling platforms, and flying blades, use double jumps, and choose your route to reach the Heart before the lights go out.
Why similar: Casual 77.4%, Action 22.6%
- #57 Commando Hero
63% matchVery Positive88% of 197 reviews2023
Dev: Montee Games
Windows
Hero who wants to be a commando has to pass difficult tracks. Finish the track fast and enter the Leaderboard.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #58 Call of Bitcoin
70% matchMixed55% of 80 reviews2018
Dev: peevasseeq games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Call of Bitcoin - Challenge the cryptocurrency world, pick all the Bitcoins, kill the monsters, open all the secret places, but just stay alive
Why similar: Casual 52.5%, Action 47.5%
- #59 Blob From Space
69% matchMostly Negative28% of 172 reviews2020
Dev: JosPlays
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Blob From Space is a 2d side scroller game. Difficulty will change when progressing. Try to survive many challenges with only 3 continues! Let the rage begin!
Why similar: Casual 100%